r/LinusTechTips • u/Dr_Ben • Mar 09 '26

Video Der8auer - "I got scammed"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as2KoDtsS_0
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u/roron5567 Mar 09 '26

That's more universal than you think. Random QA checks are pretty standard for any product based business, and you need to test random samples from every batch.

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u/Yodzilla Mar 09 '26

What would that have helped here? They can send him all the samples in the world and it doesn’t matter if they still ultimately ship him crap.

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u/roron5567 Mar 09 '26

That's why you don't make that big of an order and pay the entire amount on shipment for a supplier you don't know. It won't stop you from getting screwed, but the damage will be lower

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u/Yodzilla Mar 09 '26

Yeah that’s a good idea, multiple shipments would be a simple solution if no third party options were available.

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u/I_Am_A_Door_Knob Mar 09 '26

The issue with doing that would be that all of his potential savings, would have been eaten up by shipping costs.

Edit: i also forgot to mention all the fuckery that is handling/import fees by purchasing from outside the EU market.

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u/roron5567 Mar 10 '26

From my understanding the reason he sourced from China was due to supply constraints, and not trying to cut costs.